Hungary vs Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea is 4.98 times larger than Hungary. Hungary would fit into Papua New Guinea about 5.0 times.
HungaryPapua New GuineaHungary moved onto Papua New Guinea · Equal-area projection
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Hungary is 0.2× the area of Papua New Guinea. Put the other way, Papua New Guinea is 4.98× the size of Hungary.
| Hungary | Papua New Guinea | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 93,011 km² | 462,840 km² |
| Population | 9,514,251 | 10,762,817 |
| Density | 102 / km² | 23 / km² |
| Capital | Budapest | Port Moresby |
| Region | Eastern Europe | Melanesia |
| Coastline | Landlocked | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 7 | 1 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Hungary sits at about 47°N and is stretched to 2.16× its true area; Papua New Guinea at 6° S is stretched to 1.01×. That difference is why Hungary looks so much bigger than it is next to Papua New Guinea. The figure above uses the Equal Earth projection, where every square kilometre is drawn the same size.
Questions about this pair
- Is Hungary bigger than Papua New Guinea?
- No. Hungary is 4.98 times smaller than Papua New Guinea. Hungary covers 93,011 km² and Papua New Guinea covers 462,840 km².
- How many times does Hungary fit into Papua New Guinea?
- About 5.0 times: Papua New Guinea has 4.98× the area of Hungary.
- Why do Hungary and Papua New Guinea look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Hungary is drawn about 2.16× its true area there and Papua New Guinea about 1.01×. That is why Hungary looks so much bigger than it really is next to Papua New Guinea. Kartavera uses Equal Earth, where every square kilometre is drawn the same size.
- Which has more people, Hungary or Papua New Guinea?
- Papua New Guinea: 10,762,817 people against 9,514,251. Density: Hungary 102 per km², Papua New Guinea 23 per km².